2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

€5,300 EPT Main Event
Day: 2
Event Info

2019 PokerStars EPT Prague

Final Results
Winner
Mikalai Pobal
Winning Hand
kk
Prize
€1,005,600
Event Info
Buy-in
€5,300
Prize Pool
€5,596,900
Entries
1,154
Level Info
Level
32
Blinds
100,000 / 200,000
Ante
200,000
Players Info - Day 2
Entries
413
Players Left
141

Kassouf Misses Draw; Busts to Stoenescu

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
William Kassouf
William Kassouf

William Kassouf had bet-folded to a shove by Andreas Klatt not long ago and was just now involved in a three-way pot with Andrei Stoenescu and Petr Hlavacek.

The flop showed {q-Diamonds}{j-Clubs}{5-Diamonds} and Stoenescu bet 4,400, Kassouf in the hijack shoved for 28,800 and Hlavacek in the cutoff folded, Stoenescu called.

William Kassouf: {k-Diamonds}{10-Spades}
Andrei Stoenescu: {a-Clubs}{q-Hearts}

"Any nine, ace or king about?" Kassouf inquired but his wish was not granted on the {7-Spades} turn and {q-Spades} river run out.

Player Chips Progress
Petr Hlavacek cz
Petr Hlavacek
145,000
Gianluca Speranza it
Gianluca Speranza
130,000
Boris Kuzmanovic hr
Boris Kuzmanovic
100,000
Andrei Stoenescu ro
Andrei Stoenescu
80,000
Andreas Klatt de
Andreas Klatt
32,000
William Kassouf gb
William Kassouf
Busted

Tags: Andreas KlattAndrei StoenescuPetr HlavacekWilliam Kassouf

El Asmar Holds, Ruida Can't Pull the Trigger

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Preflop, the stack of an unknown player under the gun was in the middle for 67,000 and Hady El Asmar had come over the top for 87,400. Presumably, the player under the gun had limp-shoved all in, as both Lin Ruida and Ran Azor had 6,300 in front of them in the blinds.

Ruida, not shy of the spotlights, took the better part of three minutes and appeared to be looking to make a big overcall. He ultimately didn't do so but was in dismay when {a-Diamonds}{q-Hearts} from the under-the-gun player and {a-Clubs}{k-Hearts} from El Asmar.

"Ace-king, ace-queen, I thought so," the Chinese player chimed in, claiming he folded pocket sixes. The board ran out {8-Clubs}{5-Hearts}{5-Spades}{4-Hearts}{6-Clubs} and much to Ruida's dismay, El Asmar walked away with the sizable pot.

Player Chips Progress
Lin Ruida cn
Lin Ruida
300,000 103,200
Hady El Asmar lb
Hady El Asmar
168,600 45,200

Tags: Hady El AsmarLin Ruida

Burns Eliminates Zhechev

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Ivan Zhechev was on the button and got his last 10,400 in before the flop against Simon Burns, who was in middle position.

Ivan Zhechev: {a-Spades}{3-Spades}
Simon Burns: {8-Clubs}{9-Clubs}

Zhechev would only be out in front until the flop came {7-Hearts}{j-Clubs}{8-Diamonds}, with the turn {8-Spades} leaving him drawing dead before the river {q-Spades} finished the runout, sending him to the rail as the pot was shipped Burns' way.

Player Chips Progress
Simon Burns gb
Simon Burns
91,000 36,000
Ivan Zhechev bg
Ivan Zhechev
Busted

Tags: Ivan ZhechevSimon Burns

Lybaert Continues Day 1b Dominance

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Bart Lybaert
Bart Lybaert

Bart Lybaert ended Day 1b of the tournament as chip leader with over 200 big blinds and he hasn't slowed down a bit since then.

PokerStars ambassador Kalidou Sow folded under the gun and Lybaert sat in the next seat when he raised to 7,500. It folded around to Vivian Im in the big blind and she called.

The flop was dealt {10-Diamonds}{8-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} and both Im and Lybaert quickly checked to see the {4-Diamonds} on the turn. Im checked again and Lybaert made a delayed continuation-bet worth 7,500. He was called by Im and the two saw the {q-Diamonds} complete the board on the river.

Im checked again and the Belgian fired a bet of 8,000 this time. It took Im a minute but she eventually let her hand go and the chips were pushed to Lybaert.

Player Chips Progress
Bart Lybaert be
Bart Lybaert
430,000 96,600
Vivian Im kr
Vivian Im
97,000 -3,000

Tags: Bart LybaertKalidou SowVivian Im

Calamusa Bluffs Boelling

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

With some 75,000 in the middle and the turn showing {9-Hearts}{7-Diamonds}{6-Spades}{a-Spades}, Andreas Boelling faced a bet of 55,000 by Pierre Calamusa and reluctantly folded, mentioning in table chat he had two pair with nine-six.

Calamusa showed a bluff with the {k-Diamonds}{10-Clubs} and raked in the pot. The Frenchman is down from his peak, however, as several others on his table have chipped up.

Player Chips Progress
Pierre Calamusa fr
Pierre Calamusa
Day 1A Chip Leader
405,000 -65,000
Michael O'Grady au
Michael O'Grady
190,000 5,600
Andreas Boelling de
Andreas Boelling
140,000 -30,600
Enrico Rudelitz de
Enrico Rudelitz
125,000 -6,700
Alessandro Toninello it
Alessandro Toninello
110,000 39,100
Aleksei Istomin ru
Aleksei Istomin
110,000 -5,000
Silvio Domingues Costa pt
Silvio Domingues Costa
100,000 64,000
Simon Brandstrom se
Simon Brandstrom
EPT Main Event Champion
EPT 1X Winner
55,000 -55,500

Tags: Pierre CalamusaAndreas Boelling

Zahiti Poised for Another Deep Run

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Fidan Zahiti
Fidan Zahiti

Fidan Zahiti finished 13th in the €1,100 National a few days ago here at Hilton Prague and scored a payday of €21,940. His return in the €5,300 Main Event may very well be far bigger than that as he is off to a great start on Day 2.

Just now he knocked out Liran Twito when his opponent got it in after the {a-Diamonds}{k-Hearts}{8-Diamonds}{7-Hearts}{7-Spades} river and briefly showed his cards. Zahiti had the best of it with {8-Clubs}{8-Hearts} for a flopped set and full fouse on the river, and the Swede soared up the leaderboard.

Player Chips Progress
Fidan Zahiti se
Fidan Zahiti
260,000 82,000
Liran Twito il
Liran Twito
Busted

Tags: Fidan ZahitiLiran Twito

More Early Eliminations

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Player Chips Progress
Jose Quintas pt
Jose Quintas
Busted
Matias Knaapinen fi
Matias Knaapinen
Busted
Laurynas Levinskas lt
Laurynas Levinskas
Busted
[Removed:431] de
[Removed:431]
Busted
Liran Twito il
Liran Twito
Busted
Hidetoshi Suzuki jp
Hidetoshi Suzuki
Busted
Viet Vo us
Viet Vo
Busted
Daniel Dvoress ca
Daniel Dvoress
Busted
Bao Qiang Ho sg
Bao Qiang Ho
Busted
Leanid Bachkou by
Leanid Bachkou
Busted
Petr Kubenka cz
Petr Kubenka
Busted
Marius Conan fr
Marius Conan
Busted
Mario Navarro Arrocha es
Mario Navarro Arrocha
Busted
Shyngis Satubayev kz
Shyngis Satubayev
Busted
Mounir Tajiou se
Mounir Tajiou
Busted
Adrien Delmas fr
Adrien Delmas
Busted
Liu Yucheng cn
Liu Yucheng
Busted
Marco Regonaschi it
Marco Regonaschi
Busted
Ludovic Geilich gb
Ludovic Geilich
Busted
Lambros Vrakas gr
Lambros Vrakas
Busted
Michal Schuh cz
Michal Schuh
Busted
Joshua Zimmerman us
Joshua Zimmerman
Busted
Aladin Reskallah fr
Aladin Reskallah
Busted
Jussi Mattila fi
Jussi Mattila
Busted
Unknown Player 3 ru
Unknown Player 3
Busted

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O'Neill Tangles With Boivin

Level 11 : 800/1,600, 1,600 ante

Jack O'Neill raised to 3,500 from the hijack, Thomas Boivin made it 11,000 on the button and O'Neill called. Both players checked the {8-Diamonds}{7-Diamonds}{6-Clubs} flop.

The turn brought the {5-Clubs} and O'Neill bet 14,500, which Boivin called. The river was the {j-Hearts} and O'Neill opted for a smaller bet of 12,000. The Belgian glossed over his options but ultimately elected to call with {a-Hearts}{4-Hearts} for a straight. O'Neill had {7-Hearts}{6-Hearts} for two pair and had to part with around a third of his stack.

Player Chips Progress
Thomas Boivin be
Thomas Boivin
155,000 35,000
Jack O'Neill gb
Jack O'Neill
63,000 -35,000

Tags: Jack O'NeillThomas Boivin